Do you remember how, a couple of years ago, you laughed off those offensively large virtual reality headsets? I certainly do. They’re still hilariously oversized, but there’s nothing funny about the rapid commercialisation that’s occurred with this technology. It’s estimated that the market for VR will expand from $90 million …
How Much Is Augmented Reality Worth?
Six months ago I first wrote about how I believed the next steps for augmented reality games would be to start cashing in through sponsorship deals with major brands. As of December 2016, Starbucks and Sprint in the US, as well as Reliance Jio in India, have been announced as …
Google is slamming sites with intrusive mobile pop ups
In a pretty lengthy blog post, Doantam Phan – a Product Manager in the Google Search team – outlined how Google intends to further improve user experience on mobile. The first update isn’t a huge one, but it’s pretty significant to see how quickly things have shifted in under two years. In …
Dark Social – A Definitive Guide
If you’ve noticed an increase in your direct traffic to your website when comparing traffic sources year on year, you may be tempted to put it down to your business’ PR strategy and an increase in brand presence. After all, more people are coming straight to your website…right? Before making …
Policing The Digital World #Rule40
Rule 40 is now in effect. It started at midnight on the 27th July and runs all the way through to 24th August. If you’re confused by what it is, then in it’s most basic form, Rule 40 is an Olympic by-law which censors the sponsors of athletes who are …
Could Pokémon Go Change The Digital Landscape Forever?
Nintendo are slowly releasing Pokémon Go around the world; it started at the beginning of July in New Zealand and casually worked its way across the Pacific Ocean to reach America before the end of the weekend. The majority of the rest of the world wait with bated breath, poised …
Miro director to hold seminar at Ricoh Arena Business & Trade Expo
On Friday 11th March, Miromedia’s very own owner/director, Mike Quinn will be holding a seminar, at the Coventry & Warwickshire Chamber of Commerce’s Business & Trade Expo, at the Ricoh Arena in Coventry. The seminar, entitled ‘Grow your business through technology’, will see Mike sharing his experience, gained from more …
Google disabled 780 million dubious ads in 2015, up 49% on 2014
In a bid to further build trust in paid search, in 2015 Google intensified their efforts to crack down on dubious ads for things such as “malicious software or counterfeit goods”. According to an article in the Wall Street Journal, Google “removed more than 780 million ads in 2015 for …
17 million people stayed with Airbnb hosts this summer
According to their own blog, “the Airbnb community now spans 191countries and 34,000 cities around the world”. That’s quite some reach. Today they released a summer report that released some data that shows just how quickly that community has grown: “Five years ago, in the summer of 2010, roughly 47,000 …
Google Cracks Down On Full Page App Ads
Google (with their shiny new logo) have cracked down on sites that load up a full screen ad to tell you to use their app instead. THANK YOU, GOOGLE. I often visit Bleacher Report for football news and the full page app ad is one of the most frustrating user experience …